Dinki:3. He has become a lazy journalist, and knows that you can make more money pandering to the wingnuts with imaginary Obama administration indiscretions than with in depth investigative journalism.

I'm gonna go with that one except he doesn't fully grasp that in 2013 people can fact check the dumb shiat you say quickly.

The sad thing is that the story about the threat is out there. The R base has that bit of information squirreled away. So, in about a year, they'll bring it up that Woodward was threatened by the administration as evidence that the President is a dictator, bully, etc. and the fact that there was no "threat" will conveniently slip down the memory hole.

MilesTeg:I see the white house spin machine and their Fark shills are in full cover mode.

/expected

Only the mind of the derpiest mouth breathers is releasing facts "spin."

It turns out Bob Woodward is a farking liar, and a bad one at that. How did he think he could get away with this bullshiat? Does he not know that e-mails are pretty much a permanent record? Did he think he could just float this lie out there and the evidence proving it a lie would never come out?

Gene: You do not ever have to apologize to me. You get wound up because you are making your points and you believe them. This is all part of a serious discussion. I for one welcome a little heat; there should more given the importance. I also welcome your personal advice. I am listening. I know you lived all this. My partial advantage is that I talked extensively with all involved. I am traveling and will try to reach you after 3 pm today. Best, Bob

He was in fear for his life. In that situation you'll say anything to try and get the drone strike called off.

MilesTeg:I see the white house spin machine and their Fark shills are in full cover mode.

/expected

It's hard to spin something when the FULL TEXT OF THE EMAIL was released. You know, the email to which Woodward responded with:

Gene: You do not ever have to apologize to me. You get wound up because you are making your points and you believe them. This is all part of a serious discussion. I for one welcome a little heat; there should more given the importance. I also welcome your personal advice. I am listening. I know you lived all this. My partial advantage is that I talked extensively with all involved. I am traveling and will try to reach you after 3 pm today. Best, Bob

Does that sound like someone who honestly thought he was just threatened?

Trivia Jockey:To nobody's surprise, conservatives were quick to point to the Obama administration's "Chicago thug-style" politics.

For normal people, this would put egg on their faces. But I doubt you'll hear anyone them admitting they got this one wrong.

just take a look in the prior thread on this email...the GOPers were going apeshiat, then suddenly, coincidentally around the time that the text of the email was posted, they all wanted to talk about something else.

/OMG a wolf!!//that's not a wolf///oh ok, uh...look over there! a WOLF!!!////*facepalm

Truth and Truth in politics are two wildly different things. Truth in politics is divorced from fact. It stems from the willingness of the base to believe whatever their politician says is true. In the last election, we witnessed Romney lying as fast as he could. His job was not to educate, but to obfuscate. In the day 0 reporting cycle we have gotten ourselves into, the first statement is going to be the one that gets the most air time. The retraction will be printed on page 6 or across the crawler at the bottom of the newscast, or it is buried on some webpage.

The initial message is the important one, a huge claim backed up by little fact will always get the most traction and the fallout is so minuscule because you're on to the next claim and the next. The facts have no choice but to play catch-up.

max_pooper:MilesTeg: I see the white house spin machine and their Fark shills are in full cover mode.

/expected

Only the mind of the derpiest mouth breathers is releasing facts "spin."

It turns out Bob Woodward is a farking liar, and a bad one at that. How did he think he could get away with this bullshiat? Does he not know that e-mails are pretty much a permanent record? Did he think he could just float this lie out there and the evidence proving it a lie would never come out?

I wonder if Breitbart.com has made him an offer yet.

Facts are the cudgel the liberals use to smash the conservative cause, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

Lol just looking at google news and the headline from Forbes is "Bob Woodward brings down another president". I clicked the link to see what type of bs Forbes was pushing and low and behold got "oops! We can't seem to find the page you requested"

JerseyTim:Prior to 2008, ambassadors were chosen in a national search for the best and brightest and chosen by merit only.

You're not very good at derpstraction. For future reference, you might have better luck with "Look over there, Elvis is farking Marilyn Monroe up the ass and she loves it!" It'd be just as related and far more interesting.

Fluorescent Testicle:JerseyTim: Prior to 2008, ambassadors were chosen in a national search for the best and brightest and chosen by merit only.

You're not very good at derpstraction. For future reference, you might have better luck with "Look over there, Elvis is farking Marilyn Monroe up the ass and she loves it!" It'd be just as related and far more interesting.

I love how the egg-smearers at Drudge Report seem to be making this look like Tony Soprano making threats when "you are going to regret........." is just another phrase for "Boy, are you going to feel like a horse's patoot when you realize what a blunder you made.".

Looks at Woodward's response email. Wonder if the guy talked with is still trying to pry the six inch dagger from his back.

I accept your apology, no big deal. Oh, by the way if my attempt to take something you said completely out of context in order to gain some attention ends your career. Well, I owe you soda. How are the kids doing?